Something I never quite managed to do while I was living in Italy was to get pictures of all the hilarious signs and business names that struck laughter into the heart of the middle-school aged part of my American brain. I can’t remember them all, but 2 company names stand out: Assitalia and Lamecop. Not …
Tramore, Ireland: Fenor Bog
22 Sept. 2010 According to a helpful and informative sign (shown a few pics down), “Fenor bog is a place of peace…” I must say, it was quite lovely and peaceful when we stopped by that afternoon. The sign goes on to say that “…21 out of the 31 Irish Butterfly species occur here.” Gosh! …
Tramore, Ireland: Beach and Surroundings.
22 Sept. 2010 According to http://www.tramoretourism.net, Tramore is southeast Ireland’s “leading holiday resort.” It seems that people love beaches everywhere you go. And no matter what the temperature, there is always someone who will give you a funny look if you say, “Are you daft? Swimming? Here?!? It’s COLD!” But then, I grew up in …
FULL! IRISH! BREAKFAST!
…in one handy package. Sweet!
Vicino Kinsale
29 August 2010 A few pics that Dario took around Kinsale. :) Kinsale Old Head Horses near Kinsale Near the Old Head
Ubuntu Cola
Open source cola? Naw, but it’s Fair Trade!
Americana festival
Now that’s funny. I knew that we culture-starved Americans borrowed everyone else’s festivals, but I didn’t realize other folks borrowed ours. …Well, except for Pizza Cowboy in Guidonia.
April in Ireland: Part 2
After a lovely and scenic photo tour of the Wicklow mountains, we set off in our rental car (“…drive on the left, drive on the left!”) and headed south. We had skimmed the Rick Steves guide a bit, but weren’t really sure if we’d have time to stop and see anything along the way to …
Photos: County Wicklow
10 April 2010 Random selection of photos from County Wicklow, Ireland. Dario and I were taking our first trip to Ireland. So beautiful! (Have to go here for now: http://tourabsurd.tumblr.com/post/879017158/random-selection-of-photos-from-county-wicklow WordPress is being a beast about uploading and editing photos!)
April in Ireland: Part 1.
Earlier I posted a handful of pictures from our first trip to Ireland. I have several more pictures scattered over various online locations, but never really pulled it together for a formal post. I quite miss posting on Photoblog. I am finally starting to get used to Tumblr’s little quirks and limitations, so I want …